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Het Steen – Port House Antwerp loop from Hoboken-Polder

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Belgium

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Antwerp

Het Steen – Port House Antwerp loop from Hoboken-Polder

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Het Steen – Port House Antwerp loop from Hoboken-Polder

01:25

23.3km

60m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 6.91 km for 82 m

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6.87 km

Het Steen

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Het Steen, the oldest building in Antwerp, was built between 1200 and 1225 as the gate of the Antwerp castle. It served as a prison until 1823 and later as a home for wounded soldiers. After the government took it over in 1827, it was quickly sold to a sawmill, but in 1842 the city bought it back. Much of the castle was demolished in the 1880s to make way for a wider canal. The archaeological museum of 1864 was replaced by the National Maritime Museum in 1952. Since October 22, 2021, Het Steen has been renovated into the Antwerp Visitor Center. A 350 meter long pontoon was built along the shore for the Antwerp Cruise Terminal, where cruise ships moor. Construction started in 2018 and was completed in 2021.

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6.92 km

Het Steen

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Part of a former ring rampart castle on the right bank of the Scheldt. A beautiful building.

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7.86 km

Bonaparte Dock, Antwerp

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Napoleon wanted to develop Antwerp as a war port to defeat England. In 1803 he gave the order to build two docks in the Nieuwstad. Under the leadership of Engineer Mengin, two rivers were drained and the Boerenkwartier demolished. 2000 workers and prisoners of war excavated more than 1,000,000 m³ of soil. On January 1, 1811, the first ship entered the dock through the Bonapartes lock. After the fall of Napoleon, the docks were given a trading function. William I donated them to the city. From 1903, the Klein Dock was renamed the Bonaparte dock, which is today a museum dock.

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8.90 km

Park Bridge

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The bridge, called Parkbrug, over the Italiëlei connects Park Spoor Noord with the Eilandje. The bridge catches the eye with its striking design.

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13.0 km

Port House Antwerp

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One of the architectural pearls of Antwerp is the Port House. This trendy building with roots in the past is the new headquarters of the Antwerp Port Authority. The Havenhuis is an innovative workplace for more than 500 employees. You can also visit the building with a guide and enjoy the panoramic view of the harbor and the city. The past and future of the port of Antwerp come together in the Port House. The lower part used to be a fire station at the very tip of the harbour. This beautiful barracks was retained during the renovation and is now referred to as the start of the extensive port area. There is no clearer symbol of the growth of the port of Antwerp. Together with a striking and contemporary superstructure in the shape of a diamond, a monumental design by the famous architectural firm Zaha Hadid Architects, the building forms the entire Port House. It is thus a metaphor for the port of the 21st century: a port with a rich past that is ready for the future.

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14.0 km